Active filter reference calculations based on customers' current harmonic emissions

Aljaž Špelko (Author), Boštjan Blažič (Author), Igor Papič (Author), Leopold Herman (Author)

Abstract

This paper deals with harmonics compensation in industrial and distribution networks using an active filter (AcF). When defining the AcF’s reference current, it is important to properly consider the network background harmonic distortion. Within this paper, we propose an AcF reference current calculation method, based on customers’ current harmonic emissions. The main novelty of the paper is the AcF reference current calculation method that considers only the customer’s contributions to the harmonic distortion at the point of common coupling (PCC). By separating the harmonic current at the PCC into components that can be attributed to the customer and to the network, it is possible to limit the required AcF power. To determine the customer’s emission, the customer’s harmonic impedance must be known. As the actual harmonic impedance cannot be determined in a real environment, a reference harmonic impedance can be used instead. To test the proposed AcF reference current calculation method, we developed a control algorithm of an AcF in the PSCAD software and tested this on a medium-voltage benchmark simulation model.

Keywords

referenca aktivnega filtra;emisije harmonikov;kakovost električne energije;referenčne impedance;active filter reference;harmonic emission;power quality;reference impedances;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2021
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FE - Faculty of Electrical Engineering
UDC:	621.31
COBISS:	45609987
ISSN:	1996-1073
Views:	152
Downloads:	51
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	referenca aktivnega filtra;emisije harmonikov;kakovost električne energije;referenčne impedance;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 1-13
Volume:	ǂiss. ǂ1
Issue:	220
Chronology:	Jan. 2021
DOI:	10.3390/en14010220
ID:	14418270